Garrett v. Standard Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford, Connecticut

KEITH, Justice.

Plaintiff below appeals from an adverse judgment rendered in his suit to recover on a policy of fire insurance. The defendant insurer interposed several policy defenses including arson and the jury verdict was adverse to the contentions of the plaintiff. The judgment followed the verdict, and this appeal has been perfected from the order overruling plaintiff’s amended motion for new trial.

Garrett had been operating Charlie’s Drive-Through cafe or restaurant in West Orange for some time before it was destroyed by fire during the early morning hours of February 28, 1973. We will…